Is there no end to the places people find a discarded hypodermic needle, some discarded quite casually, others hidden in an attempt to hide the evidence, and some placed far more maliciously, intended to harm others?
We have described many of these on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum. Here is yet another.
A mother purchased a pair of shoes for her child, but when he put them on she discovered that there was a needle inside, fashioned so it would poke the young victim.
She discovered a small hypodermic needle glued inside the red croc-style shoes she purchased for her seven-year-old son at Walmart.
http://www.terracestandard.com/news/219128691.html
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see also http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-08-13/article-3348024/Dirty-needles-worry-family/1
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And a UK Court report concerning a case where a user deliberately stabbed a woman n the ankle using a used needle